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Tell the UK government: "Don't water down the Bribery Act"

On Monday, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke signalled that the implementation of the Bribery Act would be put on hold due to lobbying by the business community.

CAFOD calls on mining giant AngloGold Ashanti to share its contract with local community

CAFOD welcomes the news that the review of mining company AngloGold Ashanti’s contract in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been concluded, but calls for this contract to be shared with the local community. Press release in English or French

Press release: Government’s “Injustice Bill” prices poor victims of overseas human rights abuses out of the courts

Amendments to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill to safeguard justice for victims of corporate human rights abuses in developing countries were narrowly defeated in the House of Lords yesterday. Crossbench peers had argued that an exemption was needed to make sure than poor communities harmed by UK-based companies could still afford to bring cases to court.

Press release: Consett School sends shoes to Kenya

Children at St Patrick’s Primary School in Consett have donated more than 60 pairs of shoes to children living in the Korogocho Slum in Nairobi, Kenya, after a special visit from the ‘Barefoot Runner’.

Press release: Catholic aid agency CAFOD calls on Brazilian authorities to halt planned eviction of 2,000 people

More than 2,000 people, including 250 children, pregnant women, older and disabled people, are facing being thrown out of their homes onto the streets of Sao Paulo following a court ruling.